Anxiety & Calming Human-Grade Raw Frozen Beef Dog Food, 5-lb bag
Graded by The Sniff System
MAEV Anxiety & Calming Human-Grade Raw Frozen Beef Dog Food is a raw frozen wet food featuring beef as its primary protein.
This food offers reasonable protein quality from beef, providing solid amino acid coverage. It also includes quality fat sources, like marine oil for EPA and DHA, and good carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
The main thing to watch for is that the AAFCO statement is ambiguous or incomplete.
Good fit for owners interested in a raw frozen beef-based diet. Less ideal if you prefer a product with a complete AAFCO statement.
Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.
Strong fit for active large sporting breeds like Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and English Setters navigating skin allergies. The protein deck is built around a single species (beef), with fish oil at position 13 for EPA/DHA skin support. For Labrador Retrievers with suspected cutaneous adverse food reactions, a strict elimination diet trial must last a minimum of 8 weeks to reliably diagnose or rule out a food-based trigger. The National Research Council (2006) recommends a minimum of 2.6 grams of linoleic acid (an omega-6) per 1000 kcal of metabolizable energy to maintain skin barrier function in adult dogs (NRC, 2006) .
Looking at this for adult Labrador Retrievers or Labrador Retrievers with skin allergies ? We are building dedicated pages for these combinations.
Auto-matched from this product's measurements (ingredients, life stage, calorie density) to a breed archetype. Not a substitute for vet input on your specific dog.
Sniff scored this formula 55/100, landing in C-tier (acceptable-with-notes). The biggest contributor was protein quality (+14 points): Reasonable protein quality. beef delivers solid amino acid coverage. The biggest detractor was AAFCO compliance (-4 points): AAFCO statement ambiguous or incomplete. The gap to B-tier is small (5.0 points). Addressing AAFCO compliance would likely close it.
Reasonable protein quality. beef delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
AAFCO statement ambiguous or incomplete.
- Lowest crude fiber in MAEV's lineup (5.0% DMB)
- Top quartile for DMB protein in wet foods (47.2%)
- Lowest fat quality in MAEV's lineup (12/16)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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Surfaced from a vector similarity search across 3,491 scored dog foods. How this works.
Wet and fresh foods contain more water than kibble (typically 65-78%). On a dry-matter basis, this food's protein content is roughly 47%, comparable to premium kibble (typically 30-45% DMB protein).
Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.
- 1protein animalbeef
Real meat. Dense in protein and iron. Some dogs are sensitive to it, but for most it's an excellent base.
Position 1: primary protein source. After cooking removes water, this may drop in proportional weight, but it anchors the recipe.
- 2vegetablepotato
Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.
Position 2: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 3green beans
Real vegetable. Fiber and a small amount of vitamins. Often used in weight-management formulas because it bulks up a meal without adding calories.
- 4zucchini
- 5vegetablekale
Leafy green with antioxidants and fiber. Small dose in kibble, but it's not just for marketing.
Position 5: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 6fruitblueberries
Antioxidants, real. But the amount in any kibble is too small to do much. Mostly marketing.
Position 6: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 7peanut butter
- 8mineraltricalcium phosphate
Calcium and phosphorus source. Same role as dicalcium phosphate, slightly different ratio.
- 9iodine
- 10micronutrient blend
- 11mineralsalt
Sodium chloride. Required at small doses for normal physiology. Not a quality concern in standard amounts.
- 12fatground flaxseed
Cracked flaxseed for better digestibility. Same plant omega-3s as whole flaxseed, just easier for the dog to extract.
Position 12: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 13fatfish oil
Concentrated omega-3s. The reason 'EPA' and 'DHA' get to show up on the bag.
Position 13. Trace marine oil. Contributes some omega-3 but well below the level that drives EPA/DHA totals.
- 14gelatin
- 15supplement blend
9 of 15 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.
Developed by PhD veterinary nutritionists to address common dietary gaps, this formula meets AAFCO guidelines for complete and balanced nutrition.